SAN ANTONIO (Interstat) — Dakota Harris hit a third-inning grand slam to break open a tie game, propelling the Springfield Cardinals to a 7-4 victory over the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Saturday at Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium.

The Cardinals improved to 2-0, while the Sod Poodles fell to 0-2. Harris drove in four runs with his blast, part of a four-run third that answered a two-run second inning by Amarillo. Springfield added two insurance runs in the ninth on a Noah Mendlinger homer.

Amarillo’s Gavin Logan hit a two-run homer in the second. Winning pitcher Michael Watson earned the victory in relief for Springfield, and Mason Burns secured the save. Carlos Rey took the loss for Amarillo. The game took 3 hours, 14 minutes before a crowd of 4,727.